Comments on: M Night Shyamalan Talks The Last Airbender

By: JigSaw

JigSaw — Sun, 21 Dec 2008 07:01:37 +0000

I… I… I do too…

By: James

James — Sun, 21 Dec 2008 03:09:56 +0000

M. Night is going to ruin it. There is no doubt about it.

Judging from the above quotes from him, it seemed like this movie is a bit shakespeare, a bit matrix, a bit Lotr, a bit this and that….anything but Avatar, the last air bender. Wake up Night!!! Sure the show has traces of buddhist (not really hindu except the concept of avatar) philosophy but overall the show is inspired by east asia. If this movie is going to have the actors dancing like bollywood (indian) characters, I am walking out of the theatre. No offense to those who like bollywood movies.

By: joshauio

joshauio — Wed, 10 Dec 2008 09:22:46 +0000

I want to see some bloodbending!

By: Edson

Edson — Sun, 07 Dec 2008 12:37:50 +0000

UR SO RIGHT!!! THAT SHOW DOESNT BELONG ON NICK WITH THAT STUPID ASS SPONGE!!! ITS SUCH A GREAT SHOW COMPARED TO ALL THE OTHER STUPID SHOWS THAT ARE ON NICK NOWADAYS. UR SO RIGHT!

By: qwentin355

qwentin355 — Wed, 23 Jul 2008 07:02:56 +0000

now explain to me how I rote this before but after xkmikakushix

By: qwentin355

qwentin355 — Wed, 23 Jul 2008 06:53:26 +0000

I to was very upset that somthing like avatar was gone I admit at first I had trouble adapting to the first season but after the 3rd episode the southern air temple I was hooked. I became addicted and now I have nothing more 2 look forward to on Fridays its like some one took the son away. and I liked the sun it made me ??hopeful?? And now my addiction has been taken away from me so abruptly and 4 some reason I always thought that it would be there kind of like you expect sponge bob reruns after school ( who cares about the sponge any more) wat I mean to say is its going to be different without avatar sure I have almost every disc and the box sets coming in the mail next week but it doesn’t match having to wait every week for new episodes. Sorry for the long emotional jibber jabber about my addiction.

Now about the movie nothing will compare to the animated series but I will still be in line 4 the movie and even if they blow I’ll probably see the next and buy it on DVD just because I’m a fan. But that’s still no reason for m night to relax I still want it to be good don’t get me wrong it would be wrong to slack just because I’ll watch it any way not that I’m very important but still some one still a fan.

This is not meant any one on this site
mike this is quentin C.hampion from qwn maryz L0! [:{¥}] its a monkey that ate a lemon hehe

By: xKamikakushix

xKamikakushix — Tue, 22 Jul 2008 19:26:21 +0000

I think it’s good that shyamalan is the director, because anyone else would turn the entire idea into something outrageous. I have faith in mr. Shyamalan, and I’m sure he will do his best to make this movie both mature and exciting. I’m glad i have something to look forward to now since the series has ended, i was quite depressed about it.

By: heyheyhey

heyheyhey — Sun, 20 Jul 2008 21:35:07 +0000

when are they doing casting calls??? i think i would be great at Azula

By: fanboy d

fanboy d — Wed, 11 Jun 2008 10:05:38 +0000

i used to always boast about how i grew up watching re-run eighties cartoons and how kids nowadays have to deal with lame, non-violent unmythological cartoons…then i caught an episode of avatar and it is clearly the best cartoon ever made for tv. ever.

By: Rohit Iyer

Rohit Iyer — Wed, 11 Jun 2008 06:23:11 +0000

What I don’t understand is this idea that a feature-length theatrical film is the pinnacle that every story is supposed to reach. This is ludicrous, IMHO. The mainstream hollywood platform may be the widest reaching, but it’s still the most limited in scope. When I say ’scope’, I don’t mean in terms of production values or special effects, but in terms of character arcs and development, and investment in the story. Running time, box office expectations, MPAA ratings, etc. - all of these things dilute what originally worked as serialized fiction into something which is more of a vignette; just a shadow of the original work.

I’m sure there are some awesome Spider-Man comic storylines out there… but for everyone somehow Raimi’s Spider-Man movies or any other upcoming Spider-Man movie seems to be the quintessential Spider-Man. That’s also why we are so hard on these franchise movies, because we expect the theatrical adaptation to encapsulate everything we loved about each series in the first place.

Coming to AVATAR, I for one think that the series is awesome as it is. Making it into a live-action feature length film will not justify it as a great story, because that base has already been covered. The same goes for the upcoming adaptations of TINTIN and many-many others.

I agree with what I read somewhere that 20 years from now, what will we be remaking? What will we be adapting? Pop culture is swallowing itself and in this day and age of remakes, reboots and rehashes, I look forward to any original piece of fiction anyday… even if it’s a Kung Fu Panda.

By: LOTNorm

LOTNorm — Wed, 11 Jun 2008 04:34:05 +0000

Avatar:The Last Airbender is the best example of Americanime to be produced. With the great animation it’s also got terrific writing and excellent voice acting.

I’m looking forward to this adaptation very much, but I’m also apprehensive as it is not an easy story to crossover into live-action. I’m concerned that much of the charm is found in the animation style which will be difficult to capture in a live-action sense. I do have “faith” in M. Night, though.

By: iMustMakeThisFilm.com

iMustMakeThisFilm.com — Wed, 11 Jun 2008 02:29:53 +0000

yo, avatar is really really really good. I was surprised at the depth of the mythology, the character arcs, and the humor! i hope they get ppl who really know kung fu to act in this cuz the moves are hella sweet!

By: Troy

Troy — Tue, 10 Jun 2008 23:49:38 +0000

If he is struggling with the pg to pg 13, he has already messed it up. When it came out, it was for kids around 13 to 15 and those kids are older now. GO R BABY with no cgi!!!

By: oddsphere

oddsphere — Tue, 10 Jun 2008 22:29:27 +0000

He’ll Fuck it up, enough said.

By: Shalini

Shalini — Tue, 10 Jun 2008 21:22:33 +0000

@Mike Two words: Jim Henson. That was one of my let downs of the new Indiana Jones. The movie was great, don’t get me wrong, but some of the scenes were just soooo CGI. :\

By: tony

tony — Tue, 10 Jun 2008 21:19:48 +0000

this show is very deep for it to be a cartoon.
i actually am a big fan!

hope this film isnt crappy

By: Emmanuel Munoz

Emmanuel Munoz — Tue, 10 Jun 2008 20:09:28 +0000

Great show it never disappoints.

By: mike

mike — Tue, 10 Jun 2008 18:43:43 +0000

@shalini

How else do expect to see a giant bison and the bending. Lets hold back on the CGI remarks before we say anything.

By: Shalini

Shalini — Tue, 10 Jun 2008 17:50:09 +0000

Ouch. I first must say that I’m a huge fan of Avatar –and a viewer over the demographic age of twelve– and I was a bit skeptical about M. Night’s take on the film. However, he had me in this article up until CGI.

By: Log1c

Log1c — Tue, 10 Jun 2008 17:07:49 +0000

I recently watched the series to check it out and it was actually pretty awesome. Its a hell of a lot more mature than you would expect from a series on Nick. The first season is a little childish, but the 2nd and 3rd are a quite a bit more mature. The last 6 episodes should be released on DVD next month but should air on Nick before it.